Horn



J. LEVY.

HORN.

APPLICATION FILED 0CT. so, 1920.

1,403,424, Patented Jan. 10,1922.

WITNESSES INVENTOR A TTORNEYS JOSEPH LEVY, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

HORN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 10, 1922.

Application filed October 30, 1920. Serial No. 420,614.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrn Lnvr, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Horn, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. I

This invention relates to horns and particularly to a sound producing horn for amusement purposes and has for an object to provide a simple, cheap but strong construction and not easily gotten out of order.

Another object in view is to present a construction in which the vibrating tongue or element is held in place by ears bent from the body of the horn instead of solder or other holding means.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a side view of a horn disclosing an embodiment of the invention as the same appears when applied.

Figure 2 is a plan view of a blank of the body of the horn shown in Figure 1.

Figure 8 is a plan view of the blank after it has been formed into atapering tube and properly seamed.

Figure 4: is a plan view of a reed embodying certain features of the invention.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view showing the horn completed with the reed in place.

Figure 6 is a transverse sectional view through Figure 5 on line 66.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates a blank which when coiled forms a tapering body 2 on which the mouth piece 3 is mounted and held in place preferably by friction. This month piece may be of any desired material but is usually merely a tube of wood. The blank 1 may have the sides 4 and 5 arranged at different angles according to the tapering of the body desired. At the small end of the blank 2 is arranged an extension 6 which when folded presents an oval structure 7 acting as an opening or mouth of the body 2 and against which the reed 8 rests when forced to a closed position.

When folding the blank 1 to the position shown in Figure 3, the integral ears 9 and 10 extend outwardly from the body 2 so that the reed 8 may be placed against the section 7 and then the ears 9 and 10 bent over as shown in Figure 5, said ears of course, fitting into the notches 11 and 12.

The reed 8 is made from brass or some other desired material and is constructed to vibrate when anyone blows into the mouth piece 3. It will, of course, be understood that the reed 8 does not normally rest against the section 7 continuously but only when forced manually against said section as otherwise it would not vibrate and produce the sound desired.

Preferably in constructing the horn a large sheet of metal is rovided with ornamentation as shown in igure 1 and then the various blanks 1 cut out. The blanks 1 are then formed up into shape as shown in Figure 3 so that the ornamentation will appear on the exterior surface. By this means and the provision of the ears 9 and 10 a very simple and strong construction is presented with the reed properly held in positive position without the use of solder or other similar holding means.

What I claim is 1. A horn of the character described com prising a tubular body having a pair of integral ears adjacent one end, and a diagonally positioned opening at the end carrying the ears areed held in place against said body and over said opening by said ears and a mouth piece fitted over the end of said tubular body carrying the reed.

2. A horn of the character described comprising a tubular body open at both ends and provided with ears at one end, a reed for the end of the body having ears, said reed having a pair of notches through which said ears project, said ears being bent over against the reed for clamping the same firmly in place.

JOSEPH LEVY. 

